claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug] Anthropic API Error: thinking blocks corrupted during context compaction with extended thinking enabled

Bug Description Title: 400 "thinking blocks cannot be modified" mid-conversation with no user-side trigger

Description:

Recurring 400 error mid-conversation with extended thinking enabled:

API Error: 400 messages.3.content.1: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.

First turn succeeds; the error appears on a later turn when a prior assistant message containing a thinking block is replayed. messages.3.content.1 points to a thinking block that was altered before being re-sent.

Important: This happens during normal use with no user-side trigger — I did not interrupt a streaming response, did not queue/type a message while the assistant was responding, did not switch models, and did not use /rewind or edit any previous message. This points to internal history handling (likely context compaction or message replay) corrupting the thinking block rather than a user action.

Environment:

• Claude Code: 2.1.154 (native install, latest available)
• Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.5.0), arm64
• Shell: zsh
• Model: Opus 4.8 (1M context), effortLevel: high
• Hooks: one PreToolUse hook (matcher Bash) → rtk hook claude (ruled out — Bash-only, never touches messages)

Workaround: /clear restores the session.

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: Apple_Terminal
• Version: 2.1.154
• Feedback ID: 835f774d-11b2-4799-a94d-671158993161

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